Western Humanities I || Fall 2014

ENGL 1130 Section 01 MWF 9-9:50am BROK 405

ENGL 1130 Section 04 MWF 10-10:50am HOLT 304
ENGL 1130 Section 07 MWF 11-11:50am HOLT 209

Dr. James Arnett

Office: HOLT 230
Office Hours: M/W 1-2pm; F 12:30-2pm
Office Phone: (423) 425-4602
Email: james-arnett@utc.edu

Objectives:
In this class, we will examine a series of classic texts from the inception of
human culture to roughly 1600. The point of the course is to familiarize you with
commonly discussed and debated texts that have had a long impact on the
development and evolution of Western culture. The course is also designed to
introduce you to techniques of reading, discussion, and writing about the
humanities and cultural objects.

Required Texts (available at the UTC Bookstore)

Crumb, R. The Book of Genesis Fully Illustrated. WW Norton. ISBN: 978-0393061024
The Norton Anthology of Western Literature, Volume 1. Ninth Edition. WW Norton.
ISBN: 978-0-393-93364-2.
Plato. Phaedo. Tr. G.M.A. Grube. Hackett. ISBN: 978-0915144181.
Machiavell, Niccolo. The Prince. Tr. Peter Bondanella. Oxford. ISBN: 978-
0199535699.
{two blue books}

Assignments
Attendance and Participation (10%)
You are expected to attend class and participate in discussions based
in and around the reading material. You are allowed three (3) free
absences over the course of the semester; every absence beyond 3
will result in the subtraction of a letter grade for each. Once you have
exceeded six absences in the class, you will receive a failing grade for
the whole course, unless otherwise discussed with the professor
and/or the Department Chair.

Papers: 2 for the semester: (15%, 15%)

5 page minimum: 12-pt Times New Roman or Calibri font; double-
spaced; one-inch margins

For each of the papers, you will be given a handout in class (and
posted to Blackboard) with five questions. Each time, you will choose
one of the questions to explicitly respond to. Each response must have
a well-developed thesis statement (central argument) and provide
 ample support from the relevant texts. You are expected to make use
of direct quotes; you are not expected to use outside sources. All
papers must have in-text parenthetical citations in keeping with MLA
2009 formatting and all papers must have a Works Cited page
formatted according to MLA, as well.

Quizzes (15%)
There will be a total of seven quizzes over the course of the semester.
Four of these will be announced ahead of time three will not. The
lowest quiz grade, or a single quiz for which you were absent, will be
dropped; the remaining six will be tallied. Each will consist of short
questions with answers that will be clear if you are keeping up with
the reading. Each quiz will be scored on a 0-10 point scale, and the
total grade will be reckoned as a percentage grade, which will
translate into a letter grade according to the traditional table.

Midterm and Final (20%, 25%):

The midterm and final will consist of a variety of questions from three
main categories: a) identifications; b) paragraph answers; c) one or
two short essays.

Extra Credit:
There will be one day on which you can choose to recite a poem from
memory for the class. These will be selections from Rumi, and this
extra credit poetry-celebration day will occur on October 8th. If you
are interested in performing a poem for extra credit, you are required
to meet with me by Friday, September 26th to receive a poem for
memorization. You will receive 2 plus points for completion or 3
plus points for excellence; these will be added to your lowest grade,
potentially elevating, for instance, a C- to a B-. If more than five
students participate in the reading, a vote will be held at the end of
class for the best recitation, and that student will receive 4 plus
points.

Grade Breakdown
Attendance and Participation: 10%
Quizzes: 15%
Paper #1: 15%
Midterm: 20%
Paper #2: 15%
Final: 25%
Technology Policy:
When you arrive in class, please ensure that your cellphones are off or on silent.
Please only consult your phone if youre expecting an important phone call and
have advised me in advance. Otherwise, you will be subjected to shaming. Dont use
your cellphone as a watch its my class, and I promise you Im on top of that.
Please, at least until technology improves, use the physical books assigned for the
class: Kindles and suchlike are not yet good enough to allow for effective note-
taking. Id prefer, as well, that you not use laptops or tablets, and if you do, the only
application that should be open is a word processing software or app that will
facilitate you taking notes.

Classroom Policies:
Be civil and well-behaved. Dont look at your cell phones. Treat everyone with
respect and kindness.

Plagiarism:
You should by now know what plagiarism is. If you do not, Id love to tell you about
it. Plagiarism will be taken very seriously you are not to lift, copy, or use others
work without rigorously citing them in your own work. You are not allowed to have
someone else do your work for you. You are to do all of your own work. If you
plagiarize and trust me, its not hard to spot you will fail that assignment and be
reported to Judicial Affairs. Not fun, true story.

ADA STATEMENT:
If you are a student with a disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision,
hearing, etc.) and think that you might need special assistance or a special
accommodation in this class or any other class, call the Disability Resource Center
(DRC) at 425-4006 or come by the office, 102 Frist Hall
http://www.utc.edu/disability-resource-center/.

Counseling and Career Planning:

If you find that personal problems, career indecision, study and time management
difficulties, etc. are adversely affecting your successful progress at UTC, please
contact the Counseling and Career Planning Center at 425-4438 or
http://www.utc.edu/counseling-personal-development-center/index.php.

Writing Center:
The Writing Center at UTC is a free service offered to all members of the University
community. The Center is staffed by peer tutors, graduate students, and English
instructors, and offers various services to writers, including tutorials, workshops,
and access to resources. Please visit the Writing Center in Holt 119.

UTC E-mail:
Please check your UTC email on a regular basis. If you have problems with accessing
your email account, contact the Help Desk at 423/425-4000.
Class Schedule:

Week One Reading Due Writing Due

Monday, August 18th
Wednesday, August 20 th
Friday, August 22nd
Introduction, Syllabus,
diagnostic essay, etc.
Genesis, Chapters 1-14
Genesis, Chapters 15-
36

Week Two
Monday, August 25th Genesis, Chapters 37- QUIZ
end
Wednesday, August 27th Homer, Iliad, Book I
Friday, August 29th Homer, Iliad, Book VI,
VIII

Week Three
Monday, September 1st LABOR DAY // NO
CLASS
Wednesday, September 3rd Homer, Iliad, Book IX
Friday, September 5 th Homer, Iliad, Book QUIZ
XVI, XVIII

Week Four
Monday, September 8th Homer, Iliad, Book
XXII
Wednesday, September 10th Homer, Iliad, Book
XXIV
Friday, September 12th W. H. Auden, The PAPER #1 DUE
Shield of Achilles,
John Keats, On First
Looking Into
Chapmans Homer,
Ode on a Grecian
Urn [Blackboard]

Week Five
Monday, September 15th Aristophanes,
Lysistrata pp. 784-
Wednesday, September 17th Aristophanes,
Lysistrata
Friday, September 19th Aristophanes,
Lysistrata
 Week Six
Monday, September 22nd Plato, Phaedo
Wednesday, September 24th Plato, Phaedo
Friday, September 26th Plato, Phaedo

Week Seven
Monday, September 29 Ovid, pp. 1107-1135
Wednesday, October 1 Ovid, pp. 1090-1107
Friday. October 3 MIDTERM MIDTERM

Monday, October 6th Quran (pp. 1203-

1230)
Wednesday, October 8th Rumi (pp. 1575- EXTRA CREDIT DUE
1578); 1001 Nights:
Prologue (1746-1753)
Friday, October 10th Thousand and One
Nights: Ox/Donkey;
Merchant/Wife;
Merchant/Demon;
Fisherman/Demon;
Enchanted King

Week Eight
Monday, October 13th Beowulf
Wednesday, October 15th Beowulf
Friday, October 17th Beowulf

Week Nine
Monday, October 20th FALL HOLIDAY // NO FALL HOLIDAY // NO
CLASS CLASS
Wednesday, October 22nd Beowulf
Friday, October 24th New Testament (pp. QUIZ
1149-1166)

Week Ten
Monday, October 27th Dante, Inferno PAPER #2 DUE
Wednesday, October 29th Dante, Inferno
Friday, October 31st Dante, Inferno

Week Eleven
Monday, November 3rd Dante, Inferno QUIZ
Wednesday, November 5th Dante, Inferno
Friday, November 7th Machiavelli, The
Prince

Week Twelve
Monday, November 10th Machiavelli, The
Prince
Wednesday, November 12 th Machiavelli, The
Prince
Friday, November 14 th Machiavelli, The
Prince

Week Thirteen
Monday, November 17th Shakespeare, Hamlet
Act One
Wednesday, November 19 th Shakespeare, Hamlet
Act Two
Friday, November 21st Shakespeare, Hamlet
Act Three

Week Fourteen
Monday, November 24th Shakespeare, Hamlet,
Act Four
Wednesday, November 26th Shakespeare, Hamlet,
Act Five
Friday, November 28 th Thanksgiving // No Thanksgiving // No
Class Class

Week Fifteen
Monday, December 1st -- LAST <final exam review>
DAY OF CLASSES